Errachidia

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| name = Errachidia

| native_name = الرشيدية

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| settlement_type = City

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| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Drâa-Tafilalet

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Errachidia

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| population_as_of = 2014

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Errachidia ({{langx|ar|الرشيدية|translit=al-Rāshīdiyya}}), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, ({{Langx|ar|قصر السوق|translit=Qaṣr as-Sūq}}) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" ({{Langx|ar|قصر السوق|translit=Qaṣr as-Sūq|4=fortified village of the market}}),{{Citation |last=Bar-Asher |first=Moshe |title=Ksar es-Souk (Qaṣr al-Sūq) |work=Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/doi/10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_SIM_0018090 |access-date=2025-05-05 |language=en |doi=10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_SIM_0018090 |author-link=Moshe Bar-Asher|url-access=subscription }} the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

Climate

Errachidia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was {{convert|43.9|°C}}, on July 17, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=60210&ano=2021&mes=7&day=18&hora=12&min=0&ndays=30 |title=60210: Errachidia (Morocco) |author= |date= 17 July 2021|website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date= 18 July 2021|quote=}}

{{Weather box

|location = Errachidia (1991–2020)

|metric first = Y

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| Jan record high C = 27.0

| Feb record high C = 28.2

| Mar record high C = 32.3

| Apr record high C = 36.3

| May record high C = 39.5

| Jun record high C = 41.9

| Jul record high C = 44.7

| Aug record high C = 43.7

| Sep record high C = 39.7

| Oct record high C = 36.6

| Nov record high C = 29.8

| Dec record high C = 26.7

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = 15.9

| Feb high C = 18.2

| Mar high C = 22.1

| Apr high C = 26.1

| May high C = 30.3

| Jun high C = 35.4

| Jul high C = 39.5

| Aug high C = 38.2

| Sep high C = 32.9

| Oct high C = 26.8

| Nov high C = 20.6

| Dec high C = 16.7

| year high C = 26.9

| Jan mean C = 9.0

| Feb mean C = 11.4

| Mar mean C = 15.6

| Apr mean C = 19.6

| May mean C = 23.8

| Jun mean C = 28.7

| Jul mean C = 32.7

| Aug mean C = 31.5

| Sep mean C = 26.4

| Oct mean C = 20.5

| Nov mean C = 14.1

| Dec mean C = 10.1

| year mean C = 20.3

| Jan low C = 2.0

| Feb low C = 4.6

| Mar low C = 8.8

| Apr low C = 13.0

| May low C = 17.3

| Jun low C = 22.0

| Jul low C = 25.8

| Aug low C = 24.9

| Sep low C = 19.9

| Oct low C = 14.2

| Nov low C = 7.7

| Dec low C = 3.5

| year low C = 13.6

| Jan record low C = -8.1

| Feb record low C = -4.5

| Mar record low C = -0.4

| Apr record low C = 4.8

| May record low C = 5.4

| Jun record low C = 12.2

| Jul record low C = 16.5

| Aug record low C = 16.3

| Sep record low C = 11.7

| Oct record low C = 6.1

| Nov record low C = -0.6

| Dec record low C = -3.8

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| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 10.0

| Feb precipitation mm = 12.6

| Mar precipitation mm = 14.0

| Apr precipitation mm = 9.4

| May precipitation mm = 8.7

| Jun precipitation mm = 5.6

| Jul precipitation mm = 3.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 6.3

| Sep precipitation mm = 18.2

| Oct precipitation mm = 20.8

| Nov precipitation mm = 16.3

| Dec precipitation mm = 8.0

| year precipitation mm = 133.0

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 1.4

| Feb precipitation days = 1.7

| Mar precipitation days = 1.9

| Apr precipitation days = 1.4

| May precipitation days = 1.5

| Jun precipitation days = 1.3

| Jul precipitation days = 0.9

| Aug precipitation days = 1.7

| Sep precipitation days = 2.8

| Oct precipitation days = 2.8

| Nov precipitation days = 2.4

| Dec precipitation days = 1.5

| year precipitation days = 21.3

| Jan sun = 252.3

| Feb sun = 242.6

| Mar sun = 277.1

| Apr sun = 294.5

| May sun = 317.0

| Jun sun = 315.8

| Jul sun = 310.1

| Aug sun = 293.8

| Sep sun = 267.0

| Oct sun = 262.3

| Nov sun = 246.7

| Dec sun = 242.3

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|source 1 = NOAA (sun 1981–2010){{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Morocco/CSV/ERRACHIDIA_60210.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 5 October 2023

| archive-date = 5 October 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231005221712/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Morocco/CSV/ERRACHIDIA_60210.csv

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}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-I/Morocco/WMO_Normals_ASCII_60210.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 10 November 2021}}

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Notable people

Abdalaati Iguider - 1500m runner
Rachid Neqrouz - Former footballer
Mohamed Ounajem - professional footballer
Meir Sheetrit - Former Member of the Knesset and Minister in Israel
Yehiel Lasri - Former Member of the Knesset and mayor of Ashdod

References

External links

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Category:Ksars

Category:Populated places in Errachidia Province

Errachidia

Category:Regional capitals in Morocco